CA1179554A - Separation for showers, bathtubs, or the like - Google Patents
Separation for showers, bathtubs, or the likeInfo
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- CA1179554A CA1179554A CA000395926A CA395926A CA1179554A CA 1179554 A CA1179554 A CA 1179554A CA 000395926 A CA000395926 A CA 000395926A CA 395926 A CA395926 A CA 395926A CA 1179554 A CA1179554 A CA 1179554A
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
- E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
- E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
- E05D15/08—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane consisting of two or more independent parts movable each in its own guides
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
- A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
- A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
- A47K3/34—Slidable screens
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
- E05Y2900/10—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof
- E05Y2900/114—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof for showers
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A separation is provided herein for showers, bathtubs, or the like. The separation includes a stationary, closed frame, made of several frame parts, for guiding at least one movable door element, and, if appropriate, for fastening a stationary door element, the at least one movable door element being suspended by rollers on the upper frame part of the frame. The stationary closed frame includes a closed lower frame part, this lower frame part having a box-like cross section, an upwardly directed narrowed portion of predetermined height and width, and an inclined run-off surface adjoining one side of the narrowed portion. A seal is provided for sealing the closed separation against discharging splashed or sprayed water. A movable door element, is also provided, the lower frame part of which faces the mentioned lower frame part of the stationary frame, and is provided with a downwardly open recess which conforms to the narrowed portion of the stationary framepart.
A separation is provided herein for showers, bathtubs, or the like. The separation includes a stationary, closed frame, made of several frame parts, for guiding at least one movable door element, and, if appropriate, for fastening a stationary door element, the at least one movable door element being suspended by rollers on the upper frame part of the frame. The stationary closed frame includes a closed lower frame part, this lower frame part having a box-like cross section, an upwardly directed narrowed portion of predetermined height and width, and an inclined run-off surface adjoining one side of the narrowed portion. A seal is provided for sealing the closed separation against discharging splashed or sprayed water. A movable door element, is also provided, the lower frame part of which faces the mentioned lower frame part of the stationary frame, and is provided with a downwardly open recess which conforms to the narrowed portion of the stationary framepart.
Description
~L17~5S4 The present invention relates to a separation or partition for showers, bathtubs, or the like.
A separation which has made improvements wLth regard to operational advantages and hygiene, along with the details which are important in this connection, has already been disclosed in German Gebrauchsmuster 80 00 846, which belongs to the present applicant.
Nowever, this known solution is relatively costly, and, because of its configuration, still gives rise to possibilities for deposits for lime and dirt contained in the water, and also makes it somewhat difficult to clean.
It is therefore an object of an aspect of the present invention further to improve a shower separation of the type comprising a stationary, closed frame, made of several frame parts, for guiding at least one movable door element, and, if appropriate, for fastening a stationary door element; said at least one movable door element being suspended by rollers on the upper frame part of the frame; and means for sealing the closed separation against discharging sprayed or splashed water with respect to its operational advantages, to the cost for the production of the individual parts as well as of the entire separation, and also with respect to the ease of any cleaning which might become necessary.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a separation for showers, bathtubs, and the like, is provided which comprises: a closed stationary frame, which includes an upper stationary frame part, a lower stationary frame part, and side frame parts interconnecting said upper and lower stationary frame parts; at least two door elements mounted in the stationary frame and being respectively provided with upper and lower door frame parts, at least one of the door elements bein~
- ~ 17~554 movably mounted in, and guided by, the stationary frame; rollers connected to the upper door frame part of each of the movable door elements, the rollers being supported by the upper stationary frame part for effecting in part the movable guidance of the movable doors; the lower stationary frame part having a closed box-like cross section, an upwardly directed narrowed portion, and an inclined run-off surface adjoining one side of the narrowed portion; and the lower door frame part of one of the at least one movable door elements facing the lower stationary frame part and being provided with a ~ 11'7'35~
downwardly open recess which confirms to, and is mounted over, the narrowed portion of the lower stationary frame part to effect the remainder of the guidance of the movable door elements, and to seal the separation, in its closed state, against splashed or sprayed water.
The separation of broad aspects of this invention first of all has the advantage that, as a consequence of the proposed configuration of the lower frame part of the stationary frame, and of the conforming con-figuration of the lower frame of the movable door element associated therewith (in the event of only one movable door element), cost can be saved during the production of the individual parts because of the collec-tively simpler construction.
Additionally, the combination of elements in aspects of this invention offers fewer possibilities for deposits of lime, dirt, and the like; cleaning is more easily possible, and requires less time.
Finally, for the foregoing reasons, readily recogni~able advan-vantages result for such a separation in daily use.
By a variant of this invention, the lower door frame part of one of the at least one movable door elements includes a sealing and guide element which is provided with the downwardly open recess whieh confirms to, and is mounted over, the narrowed portion of the lower stationary frame part.
By a further variant, the separation includes at least two mov-able door elements, with a first one of the movable door elements being provided with the sealing and guide element which is provided with the conforming recess, and with the remaining at least one additional movable door element having respectively associated therewith an upwardly directed guide rib, the sealing and guide element of the first one of the movable door elements being provided with a lateral, downwardly directed, finger-like extension in order to form a guide groove for the guide rib of that 7~55~
movable door element adjacent the first one of the movable door elements.
By yet a further variant, the separation element includes three movable door elements, with a first one of the movable door elements being provided with the sealing and guide element which is pravided with the con-forming recess, and with the second and third movable door elements having respectively associated therewith one of the guide ribs, the second mov-able door element being adjacent the first movable door element, and the third movable door element being remote from the first movable door element and adjacent the second movable door element; the lower station-ary frame part being provided with a downwardly directed extension, con-nected to the inclined run-off surface remote from the narrowed portion, in order to form a guide groove for the upwardly directed guide rib of the third movable door element.
By a variation thereof, the lower frame parts of the second and third movable door elements respectively include a sealing and guide element, eàch of which is provided with the upwardly directed guide rib of its associated door element.
Conventional separations oE this type have frame parts of aluminum. The lower frame part of the movable door element of an aspect of the present invention can, as noted above, also be made of aluminum, and can even form a unit with this lower frame part. However, in order to obtain an operation of the movable door element which is as free of noise as possible, and in order to obtain as good a seal against splashed or sprayed water as possible, it is further proposed in accordance with another aspect of the present invention that a sealing and guide element, preferably of synthetic material, be connected to the lower, preferably aluminum, frame part of the movable door element.
In the event not only one movable door element, but rather two such door elements are to be utilized, it is furthermore proposed, as ~ 7~5~L
noted above according to yet another aspect of the present invention, that on the guide element of the first movable door element there be provided a lateral, downwardly directed, finger-like exrension in order to form a guide groove for a corresponding guide rib of a further, second movable door element.
- In the event that three movable door elements are to be provided, it is further expediently proposed, as noted above, that the indicated lower frame part of the stationary frame have a downwardly directed exten-sion connected to the inclined run-off surface in order to form a guide lo groove for an upwardly directed leg of a lower guide and sealing element of the third movable door element.
In the accompanyir.g drawing, Figure 1 is a sectional side view of a separation for a station-ary door element and a movable door element in accordance with one embodi-ment of the present invention; and Figure 2 shows a separation according to one embodiment of the present invention for a total of three movable door elements.
Referring now to the drawings in detail, Figure 1 shows a separatlon I having an upper frame part 2, a lower frame part 3, and similar side frame parts 4. A stationary door element 5 is fastened or secured in a known manner between the frame parts 2 and 3, as indicated in the drawing. Furthermore, a movable door element 6 is provided between the frame parts 2 and 3. The door element 6 is guided in a known manner, by means of a roller 7, in a track or guide ` 3L~'7~554 groove 8, ~?hich îs Eormed by an extension 9 of the frL~m~
part 2.
To the lo~ær end of the movable door element 6, on the 10~7er frame part 10 thereof! is secured a sealing and guide element 11. This may be accomplished, for example, as il-lustrated, by means of an extension ~-7ith a barbed toothing .~ on the element 11, and a corresponding recess in the frc~me part 10. The guide element 11, ~hich aside from guidance also serves for sealing-off against splashed or sprayed ~ater, h~s a do~?Dwardly open recess 12. The closed lower frame part of the stationary frame of the separation 1 has a box~ e cross section, and is provided with an up~ardly directed n~r-rowed portion 13 ~hich en~ages in the recess 12. The rccess 12 in the ~uide element 11, and ~he narro~.ed portion 13 of the frame part 3, are exped~ently embodied in such a mnnner that the lateral legs of the guide element 11, ~hich le~s de-finc the reccss 12, en~&ge ~?ith slight pressure against the corresponding suraces of the narro~qed portion 13.
The com~ination of the aforeraentioned felatures o the ~0 movable door element results in a sep~ration which costs less to produce th2n similar heretofore l.cno~.~ separations,and ~-?ith ~hich there is practic~.lly no longer any possibility ~or de-posits of lime, dirt, and the like. The separation of broad aspectsof this invention is distinguished by being extremely casy to clean, and with which additionally a good operation of the movable door elements is attainable and can be maintained over a long period 3Li79S5~L
of use.
~ igure 2 shows a separation 14, ~7hich comprises an upper frame part 15, a lower frame part 16, similar side frame parts 17, as ~ell as movable door elements 18, 19, and '0.
~ he door elements lg, 19, and 20 are guided in a 'cno~n manner, by rollers 21, in tracks or guide grooves of the up-per frame part I5. In the 10~7er frame parts of the door ele-ments 18, 19, and 20, sealing and guide elements 22, 23, and 24 are secured in a manner recognizable from the drawing .-md 10 in a Manner similar to the situation for the illustration of Figure 1. The guide element 22 of the door element 18, as in the case of the door element 6 of Figure 1, is guided by means of a do~nwardly open recess 25 on an up~ardly directed narrowed portion 26 of the lo~er frame part 16 o E the st~-tionary frame, which lo~er Erame part 16 has a box-like cross section.
A finger-like, do~n~ardly directed extension 27 on tlle gu~de element 22 serves to guide the second movable door ele-ment 19, and also serves to seal-off the sho~er or bntll ch~m-20 ber outwardly against splashed or sprayed ~ater. The c:;ten-sion 27 and the adjoining leg o~ the uide element 22 to-gether form a guide groove 28 in ~hich engnges ~ guide rib 29, ~7hich represents an e~ctension of n leg of the senling ~md guide element 23 of the second mov.,l~lc door elcment 19.
To provide 10~.7er guidance of thc third movable door element 20, the sealing and guide element 24 associ2te(1 thcrc-~ 1 7 ~ 5 ~ ~with has an up~ar~.ly directcd leg 30 ~.7hich cngeges in a guide groove 31. The guide groove 31 is formed by a do-~-wardly directed extension 33 adjoining the inclined run-of~
or discharge surface 32, and by the oppositely located ~7all region of the lo~r fr~me part 16.
If there are only t~o m~vable door elements, the ex-tension 33 can, of course, be eliminated, so that the 10~7er frame part of the stationary frarne then corres~onds to the frame part 3 of Figure 1.
Applicant has referred to preferably making the sealin~
and guide elements 11 and 22-24 of synthetic material. Any suit~ble synthetic material cf~n be used, and can, by ~.ay of ex~l~ple, be polyvinyl chloride (PVC). It should also be noted th~t thc central portions of the door elcments 5, ~
and 1~-20 are preferably made of a tran~lucent or transparent material, e.g., by way of example, acrylic resln5.
A separation which has made improvements wLth regard to operational advantages and hygiene, along with the details which are important in this connection, has already been disclosed in German Gebrauchsmuster 80 00 846, which belongs to the present applicant.
Nowever, this known solution is relatively costly, and, because of its configuration, still gives rise to possibilities for deposits for lime and dirt contained in the water, and also makes it somewhat difficult to clean.
It is therefore an object of an aspect of the present invention further to improve a shower separation of the type comprising a stationary, closed frame, made of several frame parts, for guiding at least one movable door element, and, if appropriate, for fastening a stationary door element; said at least one movable door element being suspended by rollers on the upper frame part of the frame; and means for sealing the closed separation against discharging sprayed or splashed water with respect to its operational advantages, to the cost for the production of the individual parts as well as of the entire separation, and also with respect to the ease of any cleaning which might become necessary.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a separation for showers, bathtubs, and the like, is provided which comprises: a closed stationary frame, which includes an upper stationary frame part, a lower stationary frame part, and side frame parts interconnecting said upper and lower stationary frame parts; at least two door elements mounted in the stationary frame and being respectively provided with upper and lower door frame parts, at least one of the door elements bein~
- ~ 17~554 movably mounted in, and guided by, the stationary frame; rollers connected to the upper door frame part of each of the movable door elements, the rollers being supported by the upper stationary frame part for effecting in part the movable guidance of the movable doors; the lower stationary frame part having a closed box-like cross section, an upwardly directed narrowed portion, and an inclined run-off surface adjoining one side of the narrowed portion; and the lower door frame part of one of the at least one movable door elements facing the lower stationary frame part and being provided with a ~ 11'7'35~
downwardly open recess which confirms to, and is mounted over, the narrowed portion of the lower stationary frame part to effect the remainder of the guidance of the movable door elements, and to seal the separation, in its closed state, against splashed or sprayed water.
The separation of broad aspects of this invention first of all has the advantage that, as a consequence of the proposed configuration of the lower frame part of the stationary frame, and of the conforming con-figuration of the lower frame of the movable door element associated therewith (in the event of only one movable door element), cost can be saved during the production of the individual parts because of the collec-tively simpler construction.
Additionally, the combination of elements in aspects of this invention offers fewer possibilities for deposits of lime, dirt, and the like; cleaning is more easily possible, and requires less time.
Finally, for the foregoing reasons, readily recogni~able advan-vantages result for such a separation in daily use.
By a variant of this invention, the lower door frame part of one of the at least one movable door elements includes a sealing and guide element which is provided with the downwardly open recess whieh confirms to, and is mounted over, the narrowed portion of the lower stationary frame part.
By a further variant, the separation includes at least two mov-able door elements, with a first one of the movable door elements being provided with the sealing and guide element which is provided with the conforming recess, and with the remaining at least one additional movable door element having respectively associated therewith an upwardly directed guide rib, the sealing and guide element of the first one of the movable door elements being provided with a lateral, downwardly directed, finger-like extension in order to form a guide groove for the guide rib of that 7~55~
movable door element adjacent the first one of the movable door elements.
By yet a further variant, the separation element includes three movable door elements, with a first one of the movable door elements being provided with the sealing and guide element which is pravided with the con-forming recess, and with the second and third movable door elements having respectively associated therewith one of the guide ribs, the second mov-able door element being adjacent the first movable door element, and the third movable door element being remote from the first movable door element and adjacent the second movable door element; the lower station-ary frame part being provided with a downwardly directed extension, con-nected to the inclined run-off surface remote from the narrowed portion, in order to form a guide groove for the upwardly directed guide rib of the third movable door element.
By a variation thereof, the lower frame parts of the second and third movable door elements respectively include a sealing and guide element, eàch of which is provided with the upwardly directed guide rib of its associated door element.
Conventional separations oE this type have frame parts of aluminum. The lower frame part of the movable door element of an aspect of the present invention can, as noted above, also be made of aluminum, and can even form a unit with this lower frame part. However, in order to obtain an operation of the movable door element which is as free of noise as possible, and in order to obtain as good a seal against splashed or sprayed water as possible, it is further proposed in accordance with another aspect of the present invention that a sealing and guide element, preferably of synthetic material, be connected to the lower, preferably aluminum, frame part of the movable door element.
In the event not only one movable door element, but rather two such door elements are to be utilized, it is furthermore proposed, as ~ 7~5~L
noted above according to yet another aspect of the present invention, that on the guide element of the first movable door element there be provided a lateral, downwardly directed, finger-like exrension in order to form a guide groove for a corresponding guide rib of a further, second movable door element.
- In the event that three movable door elements are to be provided, it is further expediently proposed, as noted above, that the indicated lower frame part of the stationary frame have a downwardly directed exten-sion connected to the inclined run-off surface in order to form a guide lo groove for an upwardly directed leg of a lower guide and sealing element of the third movable door element.
In the accompanyir.g drawing, Figure 1 is a sectional side view of a separation for a station-ary door element and a movable door element in accordance with one embodi-ment of the present invention; and Figure 2 shows a separation according to one embodiment of the present invention for a total of three movable door elements.
Referring now to the drawings in detail, Figure 1 shows a separatlon I having an upper frame part 2, a lower frame part 3, and similar side frame parts 4. A stationary door element 5 is fastened or secured in a known manner between the frame parts 2 and 3, as indicated in the drawing. Furthermore, a movable door element 6 is provided between the frame parts 2 and 3. The door element 6 is guided in a known manner, by means of a roller 7, in a track or guide ` 3L~'7~554 groove 8, ~?hich îs Eormed by an extension 9 of the frL~m~
part 2.
To the lo~ær end of the movable door element 6, on the 10~7er frame part 10 thereof! is secured a sealing and guide element 11. This may be accomplished, for example, as il-lustrated, by means of an extension ~-7ith a barbed toothing .~ on the element 11, and a corresponding recess in the frc~me part 10. The guide element 11, ~hich aside from guidance also serves for sealing-off against splashed or sprayed ~ater, h~s a do~?Dwardly open recess 12. The closed lower frame part of the stationary frame of the separation 1 has a box~ e cross section, and is provided with an up~ardly directed n~r-rowed portion 13 ~hich en~ages in the recess 12. The rccess 12 in the ~uide element 11, and ~he narro~.ed portion 13 of the frame part 3, are exped~ently embodied in such a mnnner that the lateral legs of the guide element 11, ~hich le~s de-finc the reccss 12, en~&ge ~?ith slight pressure against the corresponding suraces of the narro~qed portion 13.
The com~ination of the aforeraentioned felatures o the ~0 movable door element results in a sep~ration which costs less to produce th2n similar heretofore l.cno~.~ separations,and ~-?ith ~hich there is practic~.lly no longer any possibility ~or de-posits of lime, dirt, and the like. The separation of broad aspectsof this invention is distinguished by being extremely casy to clean, and with which additionally a good operation of the movable door elements is attainable and can be maintained over a long period 3Li79S5~L
of use.
~ igure 2 shows a separation 14, ~7hich comprises an upper frame part 15, a lower frame part 16, similar side frame parts 17, as ~ell as movable door elements 18, 19, and '0.
~ he door elements lg, 19, and 20 are guided in a 'cno~n manner, by rollers 21, in tracks or guide grooves of the up-per frame part I5. In the 10~7er frame parts of the door ele-ments 18, 19, and 20, sealing and guide elements 22, 23, and 24 are secured in a manner recognizable from the drawing .-md 10 in a Manner similar to the situation for the illustration of Figure 1. The guide element 22 of the door element 18, as in the case of the door element 6 of Figure 1, is guided by means of a do~nwardly open recess 25 on an up~ardly directed narrowed portion 26 of the lo~er frame part 16 o E the st~-tionary frame, which lo~er Erame part 16 has a box-like cross section.
A finger-like, do~n~ardly directed extension 27 on tlle gu~de element 22 serves to guide the second movable door ele-ment 19, and also serves to seal-off the sho~er or bntll ch~m-20 ber outwardly against splashed or sprayed ~ater. The c:;ten-sion 27 and the adjoining leg o~ the uide element 22 to-gether form a guide groove 28 in ~hich engnges ~ guide rib 29, ~7hich represents an e~ctension of n leg of the senling ~md guide element 23 of the second mov.,l~lc door elcment 19.
To provide 10~.7er guidance of thc third movable door element 20, the sealing and guide element 24 associ2te(1 thcrc-~ 1 7 ~ 5 ~ ~with has an up~ar~.ly directcd leg 30 ~.7hich cngeges in a guide groove 31. The guide groove 31 is formed by a do-~-wardly directed extension 33 adjoining the inclined run-of~
or discharge surface 32, and by the oppositely located ~7all region of the lo~r fr~me part 16.
If there are only t~o m~vable door elements, the ex-tension 33 can, of course, be eliminated, so that the 10~7er frame part of the stationary frarne then corres~onds to the frame part 3 of Figure 1.
Applicant has referred to preferably making the sealin~
and guide elements 11 and 22-24 of synthetic material. Any suit~ble synthetic material cf~n be used, and can, by ~.ay of ex~l~ple, be polyvinyl chloride (PVC). It should also be noted th~t thc central portions of the door elcments 5, ~
and 1~-20 are preferably made of a tran~lucent or transparent material, e.g., by way of example, acrylic resln5.
Claims (6)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A separation for showers, bathtubs, and the like, comprising in combination:
a closed stationary frame, which includes an up-per stationary frame part, a lower stationary frame part, and side frame parts interconnecting said upper and lower stationary frame parts;
at least two door elements mounted in said station-ary frame and being respectively provided with upper and lower door frame parts, at least one of said door elements being movably mounted in, and guided by, said stationary frame;
rollers connected to said upper door frame part of each of said movable door elements, said rollers being supported by said upper stationary frame part for ef-fecting in part said movable guidance of said movable door elements;
said lower stationary frame part having a closed box-like cross section, an upwardly directed narrowed portion, and an inclined run-off surface adjoining one side of said narrowed portion; and said lower door frame part of one of said at least one movable door elements facing said lower stationary frame part and being provided with a downwardly open recess which conforms to, and is mounted over, said nar-rowed portion of said lower stationary frame part to effect the remainder of said guidance of said movable door elements, and to seal said separation closed on all sides thereof, in its closed state, against splash-ed or sprayed water with contaminant deposits.
a closed stationary frame, which includes an up-per stationary frame part, a lower stationary frame part, and side frame parts interconnecting said upper and lower stationary frame parts;
at least two door elements mounted in said station-ary frame and being respectively provided with upper and lower door frame parts, at least one of said door elements being movably mounted in, and guided by, said stationary frame;
rollers connected to said upper door frame part of each of said movable door elements, said rollers being supported by said upper stationary frame part for ef-fecting in part said movable guidance of said movable door elements;
said lower stationary frame part having a closed box-like cross section, an upwardly directed narrowed portion, and an inclined run-off surface adjoining one side of said narrowed portion; and said lower door frame part of one of said at least one movable door elements facing said lower stationary frame part and being provided with a downwardly open recess which conforms to, and is mounted over, said nar-rowed portion of said lower stationary frame part to effect the remainder of said guidance of said movable door elements, and to seal said separation closed on all sides thereof, in its closed state, against splash-ed or sprayed water with contaminant deposits.
2. A separation in combination according to claim 1, in which said lower door frame part of one of said at least one movable door elements over entire width includes a sealing and guide element which is provided with said downwardly open recess which con-forms to, and is mounted over, said narrowed portion of said lower stationary frame part.
3. A separation in combination according to claim 2, in which said lower door frame part is made of aluminum, and said sealing and guide element is made of synthetic material.
4. A separation in combination according to claim 2, which includes at least two movable door ele-ments, with a first one of said movable door elements being provided with said sealing and guide element which is provided with said conforming recess, and with the remaining at least one additional movable door ele-ment having respectively associated therewith an upward-ly directed guide rib, said sealing and guide element of said first one of said movable door elements being provided with a lateral, downwardly directed, finger-like extension in order to form a guide groove for said guide rib of that movable door element adjacent said first one of said movable door elements.
5. A separation in combination according to claim 4, which includes three movable door elements, with a first one of said movable door elements being provided with said sealing and guide elements which is provided with said conforming recess, and with said second and third movable door elements having respec-tively associated therewith one of said guide ribs, said second movable door element being adjacent said first movable door element, and said third movable door element being remote from said first movable door element and adjacent said second movable door element;
said lower stationary frame part being provided with a downwardly directed extension, connected to said in-clined run-off surface remote from said narrowed portion, in order to form a guide groove for said upwardly direc-ted guide rib of said third movable door element.
said lower stationary frame part being provided with a downwardly directed extension, connected to said in-clined run-off surface remote from said narrowed portion, in order to form a guide groove for said upwardly direc-ted guide rib of said third movable door element.
6. A separation in combination according to claim 5, in which said lower door frame parts of said second and third movable door elements over entire width respectively include a sealing and guide element, each of which is provided with said upwardly directed guide rib of its associated door element.
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